Our touring bike of choice is the Trek 520 disc. We bought these about a year before our Southern Tier ride and have loved them since we got them. Trek has been making the 520 since 1983. They came out with disc brakes in 2018 or so. These touring bikes are steel framed so theyContinue reading “Touring bicycle…the Horse”
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Packing and Boxing of the “Horse and Carriage”
Basically we followed the same procedure we used for our Southern Tier ride. It worked really well. For those of you new to my blog posts or to refresh your memory…I’ll give you the method we are using. After all the planning and gathering of gear and equipment it’s ready to fit into the appropriateContinue reading “Packing and Boxing of the “Horse and Carriage””
Here we go again…. Cycle Eastern Canada 2023 eh?!!
WHERE NOW?? WHY CANADA? After completing the long dreamed about transcontinental tour of the United States in 2022 (Southern Tier) the main question I received is: “Where are you going next?” We decided we would like to tour a foreign country. Neither of us had spent any time in eastern Canada and it qualifies asContinue reading “Here we go again…. Cycle Eastern Canada 2023 eh?!!”
Recumbent touring.
Absolutely the best way to tour for me. I didn’t think so at first though, I was seriously thinking of trading it in the first days out of San Diego. First excuse is I had only a few rides on it before we left and secondly I didn’t realise how important weight distribution is forContinue reading “Recumbent touring.”
The Final Stats
Jim has calculated the final stats. There’s Part 1 and Part 2 followed by complete Southern Tier statistics. Part 1. San Diego CA to Del Rio TX, (March 2020) Total miles: 1250 Total riding days: 23 Avg miles/day: 54 AIS: 7129 min = 119 hrs = 4.95 days Longest AIS: 6:42 min. (Ft Hancock -VanContinue reading “The Final Stats”
R and R days…super layover in St Augustine
5/8/22. 5/9/22 5/10/22. 5 miles. 1 drawbridge St Augustine Beach to St Augustine The day we finished it was about 11am. It seems we ate and drank our day away. First we found a New York Pizza joint on the beach. Up until this I hadn’t found pizza that was good. This one was good!Continue reading “R and R days…super layover in St Augustine”
The finish line!
Day 32. 5/7/22. Palatka to St Augustine FL Just down the road near the bridge to the St John’s river was Florida’s oldest diner. Angel’s Diner. Breakfast for the short, short day to St. Augustine. We were crossing over the bridge on the pedestrian path to a view of a sailing regatta from Palatka toContinue reading “The finish line!”
So close you can taste it…
Day 31. 5/6/22. 57 mi. AIS 5:02 hrs., 698 elev., 11.3mph Gainesville FL to Palatka FL I swear that everyday in this ride across America (both Part 1 and Part 2) has been Curt’s Traveling Recumbent Road Show and Jim and I are his escorts! I doubt there has not been a day where heContinue reading “So close you can taste it…”
Hitting our stride!
Day 30. 5/5/22. Cinco de Mayo! 76 miles, AIS 6:37, 1318 elev.., 90 degrees, 11.5 mph White Springs Stephen Foster State Park to Gainesville, FL We had a great ride today. The first 60 miles flew right by. We had planned to stop in Alachua (aah-latch-chew-wah) but it was a little less than 20 moreContinue reading “Hitting our stride!”
Oh Susannah…don’t you cry for me
Day 29. 5/4/22. 49 miles, 4:17 AIS, 879 ft elev., 11.4 mph Madison to White Springs, FL. Stephen Foster Cultural Center State Park Our bed snd breakfast host made us a delicious breakfast. Simple and good. She made THEE most delicious banana bread with honey butter spread! So later than usual start but not manyContinue reading “Oh Susannah…don’t you cry for me”
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